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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westoning like this:
WESTONING, a parish, with a village, in Ampthill district, Beds; 2 miles WNW of Haslington r. station, and 3¾ S by W of Ampthill. It has a postal-pillar box under Woburn. Acres, 1,715. Real property, £3,732. Pop., 784. Houses, 162. The manor, with W. Manor House, belongs to the Rev. J. W.Campion. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £260.* Patron, the Rev. J. W.Campion. The church was restored in 1859. There are a national school and charities £38.
Westoning is now part of CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westoning itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westoning, in Central Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1399
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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